57.CANDLE of HOPE

Pack Up!!
The Gongs of Destiny Announced.
Forcing them to Flee
At Midnight Hour.
Thinking the phase would pass Soon,
They took refuge in a Hotel's Room.
Fate had other Plans
Normalcy in the Valley
Was not meant for its Clan.
Resources Dwindled,
Poverty Swindled,
Hardship and Hopelessness Reigned
Refugees they were called in their New Domain.
A little Girl of fourteen than, knew it Well,
She had to bring her Family out of this Hell.
CANDLE of HOPE burnt strong in her Heart.
Armed with just a High School Mark Sheet,
She Challenged Life at every Meet.
Night and Day She burnt the Midnight oil
For Completing her lessons, She did toil.
Traversing on Foot 
She crossed several Miles
Managing to earn Enough
To Improve her Plight.
Now She and her family are Well Placed
Having Successfully Crossed
The Barricade of Troubled Days.
And even Today  She Spreads
Warmth in the Air wherever She Treads
Teaching Us never to  Despair
Reminding Us Nothing Stays.
Rekindling the Burnt out Fire in our Heart
Like a true CANDLE She Lights our Path.

By Binita Jha